Article created by: Monika Pašukonytė
Working out is a great way to be healthy and stay in shape. That’s why people love to try different fitness tips and hacks to see which works the best. The problem with that is there’s so much information all around that there’s bound to be misinformation as well.
People don’t really fact-check the health tips they share, which unfortunately means that there are a lot of bogus fitness facts to sift through. Fortunately for you, these posts from a Reddit thread about inaccurate health beliefs will help open your eyes.
Just because someone is thin doesn't mean they're in shape or healthy.
Rest days are setbacks.
they most certainly are not your body needs to rest every now and then.
No pain = no gain.
If you're in pain, you should stop because chances are you're going to seriously injure yourself.
That sweating more = more calories burned. My ex worked out in a hot garage with sweats on in the summer trying to burn off more fat, and it was maddening trying to convince her to stop. DO NOT GIVE YOURSELF HEATSTROKE TRYING TO SWEAT MORE. YOU ARE ONLY LOSING WATER WEIGHT!
That eating fat is bad for you.
That you can look like most Instagram fitness “models”/Youtubers. The reality is most of these people, especially guys, are on some sort of steroid/gear. TRT being the most common. Also their pictures are not raw and typically taken after getting a “pump” with perfect lighting. I HIGHLY recommend not comparing yourself to these people, it can definitely affect your self-confidence when it comes to your fitness goals.
That you must be overweight or have a poor diet to have high cholesterol/blood pressure. My mother was the healthiest, most active person I knew, she never topped 110 lbs in her entire life, and her cholesterol was always atrocious. Both her parents had that problem and passed it on to her. Genetics 🤷🏻♀️.
People really need to stop going on diets that cut essential nutrients out of your diet. If you can't eat how you're eating for the rest of your life, then losing weight in that way won't be sustainable.
That that BMI is a legit scale… it’s not. It’s a basic scale that was created in the 50’s and is not an accurate measurement of fat mass and fat free mass.
It's not all about how much you weigh. If you're working out and getting results, the number on the scale might go up. Muscle weighs more than fat and muscle burns fat. So you might gain weight even though you're getting stronger and thinner. One of my friends stopped working out because she gained a few pounds and wouldn't listen to me telling her that's a good thing because she's obsessed with weighing a certain amount. Don't do that.
Dieting being confused with simply living a healthy lifestyle.
That you can’t over work out. Exercise dependencies are so common in the fitness industry. No Karen, I’m not going to reward you for going to the gym 3 times a day, that’s a problem.
That people go on a diet as if it is a temporary thing. What you consume IS your diet.
"I can run off this 2000 calorie meal in a one mile jog tomorrow".
That weightlifting for women will make them look like men.
ETA: juiced up men.
The food pyramid. Not it at all really.
Also, some people don't believe in germs still. Germs.
The amount of water needed is consistent from person to person.
That all sugar consumption is bad.
That you can target certain areas of the body for fat loss. You can't. When you lose fat, it just comes off your total body wherever your body sees fit.
If working in physical therapy has taught me anything, it’s that an alarming amount of people have never worked out in their lives and have no idea that muscular soreness is normal after exercising. Also, soreness and pain are not the same thing.
Not really a view, per se, but most folks go all in on diets designed for fitness models and weight lifters. If you're just casually getting into fitness, eating 1.5× your body weight - or more - in protein is a daunting task. So is going to the gym for an hour plus 5 days a week. Most people would have better success taking smaller bites of the fitness apple before tying to eat the whole thing in one bite.
Carrots are good for eye sight.
From what I know, the British made it up to mess with the Germans.
That carbs are bad for you.
That you can turn fat into muscle. It doesn’t work that way, friends.
